The Man in Possession — page 116: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE MAN IN POSSESSION. II! keen on it—really I am—and with Miss O’Brien’s assistance——" ‘‘Qh, pray, don't count on me, Sir Wilfred,” ex- claimed Kate, ‘‘1 am not going to play in the comedy at all.” ‘‘Not—awh, by Jove, now, that’s too bad,” said Sir Wilfred, dismally. ‘‘Oh, that can’t be allowed —no—really, don’t yer know.” ‘But, my dear Sir Wilfred, all the parts were taken before Miss O’Brien appeared on the scene,” said the mother of the banjo young lady, icily. ‘¢ Awh—no—really—were they now?” murmured the distraught youth, gazing mournfully from one face to another. ‘‘Awh, but look here now,” he added, with a brilliant flash of inspiration, ‘‘ couldn’t —awh—somebody—you know, write in a part for her?” COMicloe (Sri C(O)